Driver of vehicle involved in high-speed chase, crash identified

A car being pursued in a high-speed chase which began in Troy Friday night was involved in a rollover accident in the vicinity of Central Avenue and Partridge Street in the City of Albany. (Photo provided by Brian L. Houle/I.P.A.)

LATHAM -- State Police have released the name of the individual taken into custody after a high-speed chase which ended with a crash in Albany Friday night.

In a statement issued by State Police Troop G Headquarters Saturday evening, Ronnie Robinson, 18, was taken into custody by Albany Police and turned over to State Police. Robinson, who had an active warrant out of the City of Schenectady, was charged with failure to comply, endangering the welfare of a child and reckless endangerment, in addition to numerous vehicle traffic law infractions.

On Friday night, Robinson fled the scene of a disturbance in the City of Troy in a 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier, and was pursued by Troy Police until the vehicle reached the Collar City Bridge (State Route 7). State Troopers soon observed the vehicle headed southbound on Interstate 787 and attempted to pull it over. The vehicle failed to comply and State Police begain their pursuit. They continued to follow the vehicle south on I-787 and west on I-90. The vehicle exited the highway at Exit 5, traveled south on Everett Road and then headed east on Central Avenue (State Route 5). The vehicle continued eastbound on Central Avenue until it ran a red light at the intersection of Partridge Street, where it was struck by another vehicle which was not involved with the pursuit. The Cavalier overturned and struck another vehicle, also not involved with the pursuit, which was traveling west on Central Avenue, and finally came to rest after hitting a second uninvolved vehicle, which was parked.

The release did not indicate whether there were any injuries, nor did it provide any details regarding the original disturbance in Troy which initiated the pursuit. The statement also did not indicate whether there were any passengers in the vehicle with Robinson during the pursuit or at the scence of the crash.